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placard

[ plak-ahrd, -erd ]

noun

  1. a paperboard sign or notice, as one posted in a public place or carried by a demonstrator or picketer.
  2. Armor. placate 2.


verb (used with object)

  1. to display placards on or in:

    The square was placarded by peace marchers.

  2. to publicize, announce, or advertise by means of placards.
  3. to post as a placard.

placard

/ ˈ±è±ôæ°ìÉ‘Ë»å /

noun

  1. a printed or written notice for public display; poster
  2. a small plaque or card
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to post placards on or in
  2. to publicize or advertise by placards
  3. to display as a placard
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of placard1

1475–85; < Middle French. See plaque, -ard
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of placard1

C15: from Old French plaquart, from plaquier to plate, lay flat; see plaque
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She’s the one who tools around Leisure World in a golf cart flying an American flag and showcasing the placard that lists the “Early Warning Signs of Fascism.â€

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Posters were put up on the campus calling for her to be sacked, and students turned up with placards at an open day.

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For about 10 minutes each day, he stands at the intersection of a couple of busy roads with a big yellow placard accusing drivers who honk their horns loudly of causing a massive nuisance.

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Protesters from the anti-monarchy group Republic held up placards reading "not my King" and "down with the Crown" as they gathered outside the abbey ahead of the service.

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Other Democrats sat in silence or displayed placards that had the words “liar†or “false†on them.

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